Accounts - Principles of Accounts JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Which of the following has the ultimate control of a company?

  • A. board of directors
  • B. employees
  • C. shareholders
  • D. management
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2

Factory overheads are also known as

  • A. direct manufacturing
  • B. direct expenses
  • C. indirect cost
  • D. direct labour
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3

Which of the following is not an advantage of control account?

  • A. difficulty in committing fraud
  • B. it can be used to detect missing figure
  • C. helps to determine profit and loss
  • D. helps in locating errors
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4

The following was extracted from the books of MEGA COMPANY NIG. LTD

 

Trade debtors

350,000

Fixtures and fittings

600,000

Cash at bank

25,000

Cash in hand

5,500

Trade creditors

116,500

Bank overdraft

7,500

Building

950,000

Motor van

35,000

The working capital of the company is

  • A. ₦156,000
  • B. ₦280,000
  • C. ₦565,000
  • D. ₦256,500
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5

In company account, dividend payments are effected in which of the following accounts?

  • A. realization
  • B. current
  • C. appropriation
  • D. capital
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6

Income and Expenditure account is the same as the ——— of a sole trader

  • A. balance sheet
  • B. trading account
  • C. profit and loss account
  • D. cash book
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7

The Accounting term used to describe a partnership firm that stops operation and disposes its assets is

  • A. Amortization
  • B. Revaluation
  • C. Realization
  • D. Dissolution
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8

The purchases ledger control account is also known as

  • A. bill payable control account
  • B. credit purchase control account
  • C. creditors control account
  • D. total purchase
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9

Which of the following expenses is *not* apportined in proportion to turnover?

  • A. rent
  • B. commission
  • C. discount allowed
  • D. carriage outwards
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10

Which of the following is charged to trading account?

  • A. rent
  • B. discount allowed
  • C. carriage inwards
  • D. carriage outwards
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11

The short term solvency of a company is determined with ——- ratio

  • A. acid test
  • B. gross profit margin
  • C. debt to equity
  • D. current
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12

The assumption that a business will continue to exist into the foreseeanle future is recognized by a concept called

  • A. matching
  • B. business entity
  • C. going concern
  • D. historical cost
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13

Shares are said to be authorized when they are

  • A. paid -up
  • B. called up
  • C. offered for sale
  • D. subscribed
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14

Which of the following is found on the credit side of a profit and loss account?

  • A. advertising
  • B. dividend received
  • C. wages and salaries
  • D. bank charges
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15

Current assets are shown in the balance sheet in order of performance as

  • A. debtors, stock, bank and cash
  • B. stock, debtors, bank and cash
  • C. stock, bank, debtors and cash
  • D. debtors, stock, cash and bank
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16
 

Manufacturing wages

42,000

Factory rent

880

Raw materials: Stock 1/1/16

1,000

Purchases

16,000

Stock 31/12/16

1,400

Depreciation of Plants and Machinery

800

Royalties

300

Indirect wages

18,000

General indirect expenses

620

What is the value of the indirect manufacturing cost?

  • A. ₦57,900
  • B. ₦18,200
  • C. ₦20,300
  • D. ₦23,000
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17
 

Manufacturing wages

42000

Factory rent

880

Raw materials: Stock 1/1/16

1000

Purchases

16000

Stock 31/12/16

1400

Depreciation of Plants and Machinery

800

Royalties

300

Indirect wages

18,000

General indirect expenses

620

The prime cost is

  • A. ₦57,900
  • B. ₦42,000
  • C. ₦45,000
  • D. ₦78,200
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18
 

Manufacturing wages

42,000

Factory rent

880

Raw materials: Stock 1/1/16

1,000

Purchases

16,000

Stock 31/12/16

1,400

Depreciation of Plants and Machinery

800

Royalties

300

Indirect wages

18,000

General indirect expenses

620

Calculate the cost of raw materials consumed

  • A. ₦15,600
  • B. ₦17,000
  • C. ₦42,000
  • D. ₦20,300
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19

The document which is legal charter of a company that defines the limits of a company’s field of operation is known as

  • A. articles of association
  • B. equity share certificate
  • C. prospectus
  • D. memorandum of association
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20

Larry Limited has 4,000,000 ordinary shares of 50k each and 150,000 5% prefrence shares of ₦1 each fully paid.
 

 

Net profit for the year

90,000

Interim dividends paid:

 

Ordinary shares

25,000

Profit and loss appropriation b/f

10,000

Goodwill written off

1,000

At the end of the period, what is the balance of the profit and loss appropriation account?

  • A. ₦66,5000
  • B. ₦90,000
  • C. ₦100,000
  • D. ₦74,000
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21

Larry Limited has 4,000,000 ordinary shares of 50k each and 150,000 5% prefrence shares of ₦1 each fully paid.
 

 

Net profit for the year

90,000

Interim dividends paid:

 

Ordinary shares

25,000

Profit and loss appropriation b/f

10,000

Goodwill written off

1,000

The amount of preference shares dividends payable at the end of the year is

  • A. ₦10,000
  • B. ₦25,000
  • C. ₦7,500
  • D. ₦20,000
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